Thursday, January 19, 2012

New Flight Charters Reports Most Popular Private Jets & Aircraft for 2011

JACKSON
HOLE, Wyo. – In a year that saw worldwide private jet charter demand make
modest but fluctuating gains, U.S.-based leader New Flight Charters reports the
most popular aircraft chosen for charter flights in 2011 along with its strong
increase in charter flight business.

Data is from
the company’s 2011 North America charter activity, including 1,105 separate flights
with 587 charters, which showed notable increases of 27.2% and 16.9% respectively
over prior year results.

Light Jets
were by far the most popular size chartered, and were almost half (44.6%) of
all charters in 2011.In listing the top
five most popular light jets, tied for first were the Citation V/Ultra (19.1%
of light jets) and the Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP (19.1%), followed by the
Learjet 35 (14.5%), Citation II (11.1%) and Westwind I/II (9.2%).

Midsize Jets
accounted for 21.1% of charters during 2011.The top five most popular midsize jets were the Hawker 800A at 20.2%
followed by the Hawker 800XP (18.5%), Learjet 60 (16.1%), Learjet 55 (15.3%)
and the Citation Excel (5.5%).As a
make overall, Hawker models combined were chosen for almost half (46.8%) of
midsize jet charters.

Turboprops
were the next most popular category, at 20.1% of all charters.The Beechcraft King Air, by far the most
popular type chosen, accounted for 72.0% of turboprop charters.The Pilatus PC-12 was second at 12.7%.

Rounding out
the remaining aircraft chosen for charters in 2011 were luxury Large Cabin Jets
at a comparably small 5.8%, Piston aircraft at 5.3%, and Super-Midsize jets at
3.1%.

The
fastest-growing U.S. jet charter
service since 2005, New Flight Charters is an award-winning private jet charter leader
nationwide. The company arranges top-rated aircraft and guaranteed best pricing
in the market for each and every charter
flight with arguably the largest nationwide aircraft and operator
selections.Considered one of the top
charter teams in the industry, the company is the most recommended charter
service in the U.S., from the world’s largest charter marketplace for air
charter professionals, CharterX/Avinode.

About Me

Since 2004 charter aircraft owner and leading U.S. private jet charter brokerage New Flight Charters has arranged private domestic and international flights with top-rated operator aircraft along with its Best Price Guarantee and a perfect safety history. Extensive client reviews and industry ratings are available on the New Flight Charters website. As a registered U.S. government contractor with an A+ rating by the BBB, and named to the Inc.500 fastest growing list four consecutive years, the jet charter company handles 1,400 flights annually nationwide and serves a wide variety of clientele including Fortune 500 companies, government heads of state, presidential campaigns, entertainment icons, private families and entrepreneurs.
For charter quotes or information nationwide, call (800) 732-1653.
www.newflightcharters.com